Nicaragua - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Nicaragua was 89.88 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 93.75 in 1970, while its lowest value was 88.95 in 1998.

Definition: Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions are emissions produced through fertilizer use (synthetic and animal manure), animal waste management, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning.

Source: World Bank staff estimates from original source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/.

See also:

Year Value
1970 93.75
1971 93.45
1972 93.30
1973 93.21
1974 92.71
1975 92.67
1976 92.45
1977 92.14
1978 92.42
1979 92.84
1980 92.13
1981 91.78
1982 91.83
1983 91.87
1984 91.80
1985 91.90
1986 91.42
1987 90.87
1988 91.50
1989 91.79
1990 92.06
1991 89.89
1992 90.63
1993 91.30
1994 90.55
1995 89.95
1996 89.07
1997 89.06
1998 88.95
1999 89.67
2000 89.91
2001 89.45
2002 89.92
2003 90.66
2004 90.04
2005 90.42
2006 90.00
2007 90.35
2008 89.88

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions